* EVENT...FREEZING RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW...WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE STATE ON WEDNESDAY.

* ACCUMULATIONS...A MIX OF ICE AND SNOW AND SLEET WILL ACCUMULATE ACROSS CENTRAL ARKANSAS. FREEZING RAIN ACCUMULATION WILL RANGE BETWEEN A TENTH OF AN INCH UP TO AROUND A QUARTER OF AN INCH. SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 1-2 INCHES IN THE WEST...TO 2-4 INCHES FOR AREAS NORTH OF A LINE FROM AROUND CONWAY TO LITTLE ROCK TO STUTTGART.

* TIMING...FREEZING RAIN WILL SPREAD SOUTH TO AROUND THE I-40 CORRIDOR BY 2-3 PM...AND INTO SOUTHERN ARKANSAS BY 4-6 PM. A CHANGE TO MOSTLY SNOW WILL OCCUR ABOUT THREE HOURS AFTER ONSET OF FREEZING RAIN.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSOPOSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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Providing "weather, water cycle, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy."